Road Trip 2012

On Mardi Gras, I got up, tossed a few bags in my car and drove 600 miles to Ohio. I spent some time with my older brother and his wild dog, shot a few guns and "won" my first ever game of credit card roulette. (Winning credit card roulette means you get to pay for everyone!) I played poker, ate Brussels sprouts and had an Irish car bomb. Or two.

On the 10 hour drive back home, I was fortunate to spend a few hours with my Grandpa, tour his new house and eat a GIANT fish sandwich. I passed through four tunnels, saw one Amish buggy driving along and cows, sheep and goats. I only spent about $90 on 25 gallons of gas (way to go, Corolla!) and got very familiar with cruise control and the song "Houdini" by Foster the People.

I learned about the history of flight at the Air Force Museum and that my ideal road trip length is 5 hours. I also learned to double check that a cd you burn with a couple of hours of music on it actually burns correctly. Unless you don't mind listening to only one song, and then 20 seconds of every song after that (I do mind. Luckily, I had tons of back up music.)

The good thing about having a flexible work schedule (um, no job) is that it's easy to pick up and drive anywhere in the country you want to go. By the way, if you want to drive through Pennsylvania be prepared-- it's is a huge state.